accurate
gb/ˈækjɚɪt/ us/ˈækjɚɪt/
B1
Αγγλικά
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Σημασίες
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adjective
B1
property
1
Correct and without mistakes
Correct and without any mistakes.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is accurate
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'accurate' with 'precise'. 'Accurate' means correct overall, while 'precise' means exact in detail. Something can be precise but not accurate if it is exactly wrong.
Συνώνυμα
precise (Often emphasizes exactness in detail rather than general correctness.)
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correct (General term for being right or true, not necessarily with fine detail.)
Αντώνυμα
inaccurate (Means not correct or containing mistakes.)
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wrong (More general term for being incorrect or false.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
accurate information
|accurate data
|accurate description
|accurate measurement
|accurate prediction
Θέματα
communication
|education
|science
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The report was accurate in every detail.
- Your answer is accurate and matches the facts.
- She gave an accurate description of the suspect.
- The thermometer provides accurate temperature readings.
- This map is highly accurate and up-to-date.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The test results are accurate.
- His answer is accurate.
- This map is accurate.
- Her report is accurate.
- The machine gives accurate numbers.
adjective
technical
B2
property
2
Exact in measurement or performance
Able to measure or work exactly as it should.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[instrument/method] is accurate
Συνώνυμα
exact (Matches the true value exactly, often used in scientific or technical contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
imprecise (Not exact in measurement or execution.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
accurate reading
|accurate instrument
|accurate timing
|accurate calibration
Θέματα
science
|technology
|engineering
Παραδείγματα
- This scale is accurate to within one gram.
- The GPS system provides highly accurate positioning data.
- An accurate clock is essential for the experiment.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The ruler is very accurate.
- This watch is accurate to the second.
- The machine makes accurate cuts.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
accurate
IPA
GB/ˈækjɚɪt/
US/ˈækjɚɪt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
ac - cur - ate (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: accurate
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Core family
accuracy
noun B1
accurately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Εκφράσεις
fair and accurate
1/fˈɛɹ ˈænd ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Both just and correct
Both fair (not biased) and correct without mistakes.
Παραδείγματα
- We need a fair and accurate report of the events.
- The judge's decision was fair and accurate.
to be accurate
1/tə bˈi ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Clarify or correct a statement precisely
Used to make a statement more exact or correct something you just said.
Παραδείγματα
- He was born in 1980—or, to be accurate, late 1979.
- The meeting is tomorrow, or to be accurate, at 9 a.m. tomorrow.